Per-pupil income
£6,707.33
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
68.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
29.5%
of income
In-year balance
+17.0%
of income
No active flags for this school.
25 September 2018 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit
This inspection is over 7 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,467
Capacity
1,246 (118%)
Free school meals
9.6%
English additional lang.
18.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
77.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.0
Mean salary
£56,502
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
15.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.9%
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25 · 1,088 pupils
| Year | Total income | Total expenditure | Staff costs | Staff %ⓘTotal staff-related spending as a proportion of income. DfE considers above 78% a potential concern. | In-year balanceⓘIncome minus expenditure for the year, as a percentage of income. Negative means spending exceeded income. | ReservesⓘAccumulated surplus funds carried forward. Expressed as a percentage of annual income. | Reserves % | Per-pupil income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | £9.1m | £8.7m | £7.1m | 78.5% | +£422k | £2.2m | 24.4% | £6,229 |
| 2022/23 | £10.0m | £9.2m | £7.4m | 74.3% | +£819k | £3.0m | 30.4% | £6,857 |
| 2023/24 | £9.8m | £8.1m | £6.7m | 68.3% | +£1.7m | £2.9m | 29.5% | £6,707 |
Teaching staff
£4.8m
Support staff
£1.7m
Premises
£289k
Other costs
£1.1m
0.0%
Admin staff
1.7%
Energy
0.7%
ICT
5.6%
Premises (total)
1.6%
Supply staff
0.5%
Catering
0.6%
Professional services
| Year | Progress 8ⓘMeasures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average. | Attainment 8ⓘAverage score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46. | Basics 9–4ⓘPercentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs. | Basics 9–5 | EBacc entryⓘPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography. | Disadv. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | —* | 67.3 | 94.8% | 82.2% | 60.1% | — | 213 |
* Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25. This cohort's KS2 SATs (2018/19) were the last before COVID-19 disruptions, and the DfE determined the baseline was not reliable enough for progress measures. Learn more
| Year | FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally. | Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes. | Mean salary | Turnover | Vacancy rate | Sickness (days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 78.3 | 18.7 | £47,647 | 7.3% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2021/22 | 79.0 | 18.5 | £48,859 | 17.3% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2022/23 | 79.5 | 18.3 | £49,622 | 15.3% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2023/24 | 76.2 | 19.1 | £53,322 | 10.2% | 0.0% | 4.4 |
| 2024/25 | 77.3 | 19.0 | £56,502 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
15.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.3% | 4.4% | -1.0pp | 6.3% | 2.9% | 0.5% | 1,009 |
| 2014/15 | 3.6% | 4.5% | -0.9pp | 7.0% | 3.2% | 0.4% | 1,013 |
| 2015/16 | 3.0% | 4.5% | -1.4pp | 4.2% | 2.6% | 0.4% | 1,025 |
| 2016/17 | 3.2% | 4.6% | -1.4pp | 5.5% | 2.5% | 0.6% | 1,045 |
| 2017/18 | 3.4% | 4.8% | -1.4pp | 5.9% | 2.6% | 0.8% | 1,060 |
| 2018/19 | 3.8% | 4.6% | -0.8pp | 5.6% | 3.0% | 0.8% | 1,078 |
| 2020/21 | 3.6% | 4.5% | -0.9pp | 7.0% | 3.2% | 0.4% | 1,093 |
| 2021/22 | 7.7% | 7.1% | +0.6pp | 24.2% | 7.3% | 0.5% | 1,101 |
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% | +0.6pp | 23.8% | 6.7% | 0.7% | 1,108 |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% | +0.7pp | 20.8% | 6.0% | 1.2% | 1,108 |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% | +0.5pp | 15.9% | 4.9% | 1.9% | 1,088 |
25 September 2018 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Jan 2007 | URN 102928 | Outstanding |